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MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP
Hey, what do you know? No, seriously,
what do you know? Well, you could always
know a little more, right? So, get to learning
this week's news so you won't seem all out of
it around the water cooler. Social salvation
begins below...
V Hey, What Have I Found?: Ruby Isle, the
band that manages to be local to Athens by
the skin of its teeth and only then because
of member Dan Getter's years of service to
the scene, has good news and bad news. The
bad news is that the group's commissioned
new version of Christopher Cross' "Arthur's
Theme" wasn't chosen for inclusion in the
new remake of the classic Dudley Moore film.
Ruby Isle
The good news is that Ruby Isle was given the
rights to freely distribute the song, so you can
still hear it. This represents a turn of good
luck for the band whose song-for-song remake
of Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction was
forcibly shelved after a rights dispute earlier
this year. Eager listeners can grab the track
over at www.soundcloud.com/dandercore/
arthurs-theme/download.
Getting the Spins: Athens landmark Kurt
Wood will host his famous Front Porch Record
Sale this weekend. It will run Saturday, Apr.
23 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, Apr. 24
from noon-6 p.m. Yes, that's Easter Sunday,
but you don't have to dress up or anything.
Wood's sales attract buyers from all over and
with good reason: he's got thousands of LPs,
78s, and 7" singles available, and he's been
enthusiastically collecting and acquiring for
almost 40 years. Don't get the wrong idea,
though. He's no collector scum, and his prices
are totally reasonable. The sale is located, lit
erally, on Wood's front porch at 1080 Oconee
St. For more information on this sale, you can
call (706) 546-9602, and to get a general feel
for Wood's demeanor and dedication, please
see www.kurtsfrontporchrecords.com.
Make Your Plans: A very special reunion show
featuring Arnold Bean will happen Saturday,
May 14 at RPM (235 West Washington St.).
Core members Gary Burnette, Michael
Guthrie and Herb Guthrie will play along
with as many other members as they're able to
rustle up. Arnold Bean released one album of
its light-psych folk rock (1970's Cosmic Bean)
before morphina into the group we know as
the Michael Guthrie Band. The band plans to
play two full sets this night, and you'd do well
to catch them both. The guys have built an
impressive Arnold Bean archive on Facebook
(just do a search for "Arnold Bean"), and the
photos alone tell a great story of this slice of
the Georgia music scene in the late '60s and
early '70s.
Whatcha Gonna Do, Bonnaroo?: A rela
tive handful of local bands are in the run
ning for slots to play this year's Bonnaroo
festival. Among the contenders are
BombsBombsBombs, Shallow Palace, Crane
and 3 Foot Swagger. The festival narrowed
the field by choosing eight acts from hundreds
of submissions from
Sonicbids.com. From
those eight, Bonnaroo's
music supervisors will
book two to play the
festival. The contest
ended last week, so
keep an eye on www.
bonnaroo.com to see
if any Athenians made
the cut.
Built Ford Tough: Colt
Ford (bom Jason Farris
Brown) will release
his third album, Every
Chance I Get, on May 3,
but fans can preorder
it now over at www.
coltford.com. A true
Athens native, Ford's
previous albums (Ride
Through the Country
and Chicken & Biscuits)
have sold very well,
and each features his practically trademarked
blend of country-rap and goofball lyricism. If
that blows your skirt up, then you might con
sider joining the Colt Ford Fan Club, which has
all kinds of bells and whistles and exclusive
stuff. Throw your dollars down over at www.
coltford.crowdtwist.com.
8-Bit's the Charm: The aebut album by video
game-inspired Bit Brigade, the same folks
who brought you Megaband, Contraband
and Ninjaband, is now available. Titled
Castlebandia and released on member Bryant
Williamson's Hello Sir record label, the album
is now streaming at engineer Joel Hatstat's
website (www.joelhatstataudio.com) and can
be purchased at www.hellosirrecords.com. As
one might expect from its title, the new album
contains Bit Brigade's versions of music from
the games Castlevania 1-3, as formatted for
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
On the Wing: Hot on the heels of their new
EP release, Futurebirds have been invited
back to open a few more shows for Drive-By
Truckers. The band last played with the
Truckers in January. Those shows will take
place in June in Norfolk, VA, Wilkes-Barre,
PA and Asheville, NC. Futurebirds are always
on the road, though, and will play Bonnaroo
before returning home to take on the main
stage of AthFest on June 24, right before
Centro-Matic. To hear and purchase the new
EP, Via Flamina, please see www.futurebirds-
music.bandcamp.com. For all other informa
tion, please see www.futurebirdsmusic.com.
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